Volunteer

Volunteers give generously of their time supporting projects such as Live Tales, our children and young people’s writing centre. In return we work hard to create a community spirit amongst them and a supportive, welcoming, friendly environment. We invest energetically in their training and are as keen to learn from their life experience as they are to learn of our practice.

Would you like to encourage and inspire young people to develop their imaginations and write stories? Why not become a volunteer at Live Tales and see children develop communication skills and grow in confidence? Volunteers provide encouragement, one-to-one and in small groups, and help the children to improve their writing and storytelling.

Mon 11 Feb 2019, 12:30pm -2.30pmVolunteer Open Day Drop In at The Fire Station, Sunderland

Find out more about creative volunteering opportunities with Live Theatre. See our new Live Tales studio at the Fire Station in Sunderland, meet current volunteers and staff, and ask questions about volunteer opportunities.

Live Tales Volunteer Film

'My volunteer work for Live Tales was major part of my being offered a place on the Children’s Book Illustration MA.'

Volunteer

Volunteers must be over 18 and full training and support is provided. The commitment is flexible, and you can do more or less as necessary to fit in with your life.

All prospective volunteers are subject to reference and DBS checks as part of Live Tales’ child protection policy.

'Connects any adult who has an interest in creative writing with the magic that is the child’s creative imagination.'

Illustrator Nicola Davison explains why she finds volunteering at Live Tales a magical experience, and how it helped her gain a place on the prestigious MA in Children’s Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art.